32 businesses fined for flouting plastic bag rules
Panama’s Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) fined 32 businesses for flouting rules governing the use of plastic bags in the first...
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT: Climate change HQ locating in Panama
Panama will become home to the world’ second headquarters of the Green Climate Fund in 2020 The fund (GCF) was...
ENVIRONMENT: Cleanup volunteers face citizen apathy
Despite new laws, information programs and the efforts of thousands of volunteers, the results of the XXVIII annual cleaning of...
ENVIRONMENT: Bill aims to reduce single use plasics
A National Assembly Subcommittee on Population, Environment and Development is meeting to analyze a draft bill to regulate the reduction...
Prisoners assist in beach cleaning day
More than 60 inmates, men, and women, from the prisons of Herrera, Chiriquí, La Joyita and the Women's Rehabilitation Center,...
ENVIRONMENT: Breeding butterflies instead of cattle
Breeding butterflies instead of livestock is an environmentally friendly move by a growing group of Panama farmers highlighted by a...
ENVIRONMENT: Panama developing reforestation projects
Areas of Arraiján, and the Pacific coast are being evaluated to develop reforestation projects under the direction of the Administrative...
10 jailed for crimes against environment
In a landmark decision, 10 people have been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, for crimes against...
Corruption Liquidating Panama’s Forest Assets
The National Land Administration Authority (Anati) suspended the processing of 200 applications for property titles in Darien. The reason is...
Environment Ministry suspends wind farm construction
Panama’s Environment Ministry(MiAmbiente) has suspended construction work of the Toabré wind farm in Coclé .Minister Milciades Concepción said the stoppage...
Cortizo speaks on climate change and poverty at UN
Panama President, Laurentino Cortizo, presented his first speech on Wednesday, September 25 before the General Assembly of the UN on Wednesday,...
ENVIRONMENT: Nature is angry as time runs out – UN
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, opened the Climate Action Summit on Monday, September 23 with a message of urgency, but also...
